Package-tie



J. L. KLEIN.

PACKAGE TIE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 12. I918.

32,7658 Patented Nov. 4,1919.

WITNESSES: INVENTOR ATTORNEY JOSEPH L. KLEIN, OF TWO RIVERS, WISCONSIN.

' PACKAGE-TIE.

Application filed August 12, 1918. Seria1No.249,536.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I,"JosnrH L .KLE1N, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Two Rivers, in the county of Manitowoc and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Package-Ties; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in tying meansfor the fastening cords of packages, and more particularly of that type employed by postmenor other persons for temporarily securing bundles of letters or other articles. My invention resides in the provision of an improved fastening member andof an improved method of manipulating a fastening cord in connection with the fastening member to procurea binding holding of various parts of the cord 7 without the necessity of knottingthe cord.

It is the object of my invention toincrease the rapidity and convenience with which a tying operation of this nature may be carried out. p I

A more specific object resides in the provision of an, improved fastening member adapted for permanent connection with one end of the tying cord, and having its other parts so arranged for tying co-action with the cord that the fastening member may be placed on the package and pressed thereagainst by one of the fingers of the operators hand continuously during the entire binding and tying operation, whereby to permit a maximum convenience and rapidity of the tying operation. a 1' With the above and other objects and advantages in View, invention resides more particularly in the novel combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter described and pointed out in the appended claims.

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Figure 1 is an enlarged plan view of my improved fastening member and i the tie procured in conjunction therewith.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 22 of Fig. 1. V r a V Fig. 3 is a plan view of a package having my improved device associated therewith, and showing an intermediate step of the tying operation.

Fig. 4 is aplan view similarto Fig. 3,-ofa modified formof tie membenf. i

Fig. 5 is a detailed enlarged 'view showing the binding actions on the cord stretches,

Specification of Letters Patent.

7 under.

Patented Nov. 4, 1919.

Referring now more accompanying drawings, a preferred embod ment of my fastening member com: pr ses a hook-shaped body formed of a flat plate of metal and comprising a bill portion 5, a bight portion 6 and a shank portion 7, the shank portion being extended a considerable distance past the end of the bill portion, and the bill portion being inclined slightly outward. from the shank portion and reduced in plan toward its free end whereby to facilitate the insertion of a cord there The bight portion 6 is widened, whereby itsexternal contour is eccentric to its internal contour to prevent a loop of cord disposed about the inner end of the shank from slipping around the bight portion. The shank 7 terminates in an inwardly offset eye 8, through which is passed the cord member 9, normally permanently retained in the eye "8 by a knot 10 on its end. A finger piece is provided at the outer portion of the particularly to the shank, and in the present instance this finger piece is in the form of a ring-like projection 11 on the plate body, the sides of which merge into the eye 8 and into the intermediate portion of the hook shank. By offsetting the eye 8 inwardly, it is noted that the aperture of said eye is substantially in alinement with the bight space of the hook longitudinally of the shank, and it is further noted that the inner edge of the hook bill 5 is concave adjacent the bight.

I shall now describe the method of forming the tie in connection with this form of fastening member, although it will be appreciated that the improved method may be carried out in its broader aspect in conjunction with any hookshaped body having a cord fastening means at one end of its shank. Referring more particularly to Fig. 3, the

. fastening member is placed on an intermediate portion of the top surface of the package A and is pressed thereagainst by engagement of the thumb B of the left hand of the operator on the finger piece ring 11. The cord 9, manipulated by the right hand, is then wrapped transversely about the package to form a loop terminating in a stretch 7' on the top surface of the package, it being appreciated however, that a plurality of these loops may be provided if desired. The cord is then inserted under the bill 5 and extended in a rightangular direction across the shank 7 and looped about the package in that. direction, this loop terminating in the stretch t on the top of the package, this stretch being also brought under the bill 5. The cord, by the aid of the second finger C of the left hand is then formed into a loop a by being merely ex tended around the finger and the free stretch of this loop, terminating in the final stretch 0 of the cord which is grasped andmanipulated by the fingers D of the right hand, is also brought under the hook bill 5, the finger C pressing the loop against the top of the package and holding it against looseness. The cord stretch '0 is then drawn to draw the loop tightly to the inner end of the hook shank, the finger C releasing the loop under pressure as it is thus drawn. In this drawing movement, the portion of the loop at the outer side of the shank obviously is drawn under the. juncture of the cord stretches r and s, which are under considerable tension, the loop being prevented from slipping about the bight by the widening thereof heretofore mentioned, although it will be appreciated that there is slight tendency for this slipping action to cause any looseness of the tie.

The foregoing described tying operation may be most readily carried out by any person without necessitating the development of a considerable amount of skill by continued practice, this being a disadvan tage of various types of fasteners heretofore proposed, and by the plurality of binding actions procured 011 the cord, the tie will hold efficiently even under adverse conditions imparting various stresses upon the cord and fastener. The loop a is in frictional engagement throughout with the fastener shank and as shown particularly in Fig. 5, the juncture of the loop to and the cord stretch 'v is decidedly pinched by the juncture portion of the loop u with the cord stretch t, and both stretches of the loops as well as these two juncture portions mentioned are engaged and pinched by the juncture portion of the cord stretches r and 3.

These binding actions are also shown in Fig. 2, wherein the juncture portion of the stretches r and s is shown pressing the ad jacent cord portions against the inner edges of the hook shank and bill. A further point is noted that the knot 10, as well as cord portions which are engaged underthe tie member in intermediate steps of the tying operation, serve as fulcrums upon pressure of the finger upon the finger piece 11, whereby the bill 5 of the hook is rocked upwardly to facilitate engagement of the cord thereunder in the formation of the various loops described. In Fig.- t, a modified form of fastener member is provided, wherein the bill portion 5 of the hook member is substantially equal in length to the shank member 7 this shank member being merged loop u and stretch t exerts a more positive 7 binding action on the juncture of the loop a and stretch o independent of andcco-incident with the binding action of the juncture of the stretches .1 and s.

I have thus shown t i o embodiments of my tie member. It will be, however, appre-v cia-ted that various embodiments thereof may be employed to meet differing conditions of use, and that the tie member may be formed of wire. The essential feature of the tie member. is a hook-shaped body having means at one end of its shank for securing a cord thereto, and having its bight portion adapted for the cord tying manipulations set forth, a further feature of importance being the provision of a finger piece on the outer side of the shank.

What is claimed is:

1. A tie member comprising a shank, a hook at one end of the shank, a securing eye at the other end of the shank, and a fin ger piece projecting from the shank at its side remote from the bill of the hook, the major portion of said finger piece being disposed intermediately of the'hook and the securing eye, said finger pieeebeing engageable by the finger of the operator to press said finger piece against the surface of va package to be tied whereby to prevent relative movement of the tie member.

2. A .tie member comprising a plate shaped to form a shank, and a hook por tion at one'end of the shank, the other end of the shank being aperturedto form a securing eye, the bight portion of the hook being wider than the adjacent portion of the shank whereby to prevent movement about the bight portion of the tie loop disposed around the adjacent shank portion, and a finger piece projecting from the side of the shank remote from the bill of the hook, the major portion posed intermediately of the hook and the securing eye, said finger piece being engageable by the finger of the operator to press said finger piece against the surface of a package to be tied whereby to prevent'relm tive movement of the tie member,

3. A tie member having a hook-shaped body, means at the free end of the shank of the hook for securing one end ofa tie' cord thereto, a finger piece projecting from the of said finger piece being disshank at its side remote from the bill of the of the bight With respect to the mouth of the hook, the bight portion of thebody being hook.

11) Wider than the adj aeent portion of the shank In testimony that I claim the foregoing I whereby to prevent movement about the have hereunto set my hand at TWo Rivers,

bight portion of a tie loop disposed around in the county of Manitowoc and State of the adjacent shank portlon, and a shoulder Wisconsin. on the outer shank edge of the body member disposed rearwardly of the inner edge JOSEPH L. KLEIN.

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